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strongmanmike2002 | all galleries >> Images taken from Wallaroo (2012-2021) >> Takahashi FSQ106EDX4 - Wide field imaging >> SMC and 47 Tucanae > Small Magellanic Cloud and 47 Tucanae
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28-Sep-2019

Small Magellanic Cloud and 47 Tucanae

One of 9 Shortlisted galaxy images in the 2020 Astronomy Photographer of the Year Competiton:
https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/astronomy-photographer-year/galleries/2020/galaxies

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Takahashi FSQ106EDX4
FLI Proline 16803, CFW-5-7, Robofocus
LHaOIIIRGB = 380,120,150,45,45,45 = 13hrs total exposure (bin 1X1)
New Deep-Sky RGB Astronomik filters
-30C chip temp, dark frames and flats (using Aurora Flat Field Panel) applied
Focal length 530mm, FOV = 4deg X 4deg
Image scale 3.5"/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress Lodestar

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Data collected over 2 nights, 23 and 24 Sept 2019

Equipment setup:

https://pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/168910433

Some links to equipment used to take this image:

StarlightXpress CCD Cameras and imaging equipment

http://www.sxccd.com/products

Finger Lakes Instrumentation CCD cameras:

http://www.flicamera.com/

Astro Shop (Aus)

http://www.astroshop.com.au/

Astro-Elecronic FS2 scope GOTO controller:

http://www.astro-electronic.de/

Gerd Neumann and Astronomik filters:

http://www.astronomik.com/en/home

http://www.gerdneumann.net/

MSB Software & Astroart 5

http://www.msb-astroart.com/

Catseye Collimation

http://www.catseyecollimation.com/

STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software:

http://www.staratlaspro.com/


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Sakib 28-Sep-2019 20:35
This is one of the best images of the SMC! Just a bit sad that NGC 602 didn't get included. :-(